Paper vendor



Ap 9, 1935. E. B. CROSLEY 1,996,749

PAPER VENDOR Filed Jan. 29, 1934 VENTOR MlI/VESI'B. 35m

ORNEY Patented Apr. 9,1935 I Y ram;

This-invention relates to new and useful improvements in means for holding, for dispensing or for vending paper wrappers; While the in-. vention' may be utilized for various paper w'rap pers, or -poss1bly even for wrappers which are invention is'* more containeras well made of sheet material-otlier'than paper,"yetl the particularly intended as a holder for cigarettepa'pers and relates 'to the provision of a device which may be readily attached to tobacco cansahd will-act asa -paper as -to holdth'e' paper's irfsuch a'manner that they may bere'mo'ved for-use one atatimel i f a *Another important objectof the-invention is to provide for ipaperlwrappers a holder which is constructed in sucha manner that it may readily be fitted in a friction tight manner within the lid of 'a tobacco can without interfering with the opening and closing movements-of the lid, and "which will safely st y in its operative position until -the paper wrappers held therein have all been Withdrawn, whereupon the holder may be readily removed and returnedto its operative position after refilling; or replaced by another holder filled with the paper wrappers, which the trade has provided for the user.

Still another object of the invention is to provide improved means for causing the packet of wrappers contained in the device to remain in a proper withdrawable condition until all the wrappers therefrom. V Y V Yet another object of the invention is to pro:

' vide, as a new. article of manufacture, a container for cigarette wrappers which can be manufactured at a very low cost, suppliedwith a packet of the wrappers and then possibly furnished gratis to a customer who has purchased a can of tobacco.

Other objects, advantages and features of the invention may'hereinafter appear.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which illustrates what is at present deemed to be a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a tobaccocan showing the same equipped with the invention, the lid of the can being in an open position and portions of said lid being broken away to show underlying structures.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a wrapper supporting member provided by the invention, a portion of said holder being broken away in order toshow the interior thereof more clearly. V

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the wrapper holding device separately shown, an end portion rangement of the wrappers.

- flanges l3 and 44 more bendable they may more readily be wedged into their opera- 7 'pers may bewithdrawn oneat a'timer portion of the metal,

in the holder have been vmhdrawn ting the metaland striking up therefrom the sheet 2| is sides of the slots H.

. terior surface.

the holder is in Fig.' 4" is a "perspective 'ewof the wrapper:

holder showing-the same intact andexposingfto that shown in Fig; '3 f 1 Referring in detail to the drawing, the tobacco view1-the oppiosite face to can 5 is shown provided with a lid'B hinged there to and of a well known constructiomsaid'lidhaw- 'ing theback or outer wall :1, end flangesflg,l;femnti 1 flange Q and hin ed r The improved pper holding by the invention incliides anelon'gated rectangu? lar plate having "a body portion V I W nished rvvith end fiang'es I3 and side' flanges ld,

said flanges allbeing directed toward the: same face of theplate; At each corner 'of sa'idplate there is provided a cutaway portion or' recess ll 5} or,*in: other words, the end and side flangesar'e 7 space Jde'sig- 'Ih'e objectiof shortenedsuficiently' to leave th nated' at each corner-of the plate'.

providingthese'spaces1L5 is to renderithe resilint in order that tive position, as shown in Fig. 1. l i i The body portion H of the holding device is provided preferably at its midwidth with a longitudinal slot Said slot is not necessarily formed by. removing any but maybe made by slitholder is shown [9 of paper wrappers, and a retaining shown; said sheet being partly wrapped around'the holder and being glued or otherwise adhered thereto along its end edges at opposite a The central portion of said sheet 21 overlies the otherwise open back side of the paper holder in order to 2 keep the cigarette papers or other wrappers from displacee ment. Within' the rectangular space designated 22 said :sheet is provided with a' gummed ex Owing to this arrangement, when place within the lid of the 'tobacco can, the exterior] gummed surface will device provided. 7

l2"whichfis rur;

11 through which the paper wraps n 1 I adhere to the inner face. of the back of the" lid l to aid in keeping the lid, but a more open formation so that they may be deviceinplace withm the; V will also hold the packet of wrappers in '55 more readily withdrawn one at a timefor use. It, is to be understood thatthe wrappers I 9 will be assembled in pack form in a well known interfolded manner so that each time the front 5 wrapper iswithdrawn an v edge ofthe next wrapper will project from the slot l1 wher'eit will be readily accessible to the fingers of the user. The

proper delivery of thewr'appers one at a time from the housing formed by the two' recessed sho'wnin Fig.1. a l 7 l It will be seen that when the holder which Econsists of the plate I 2 and: its marginal flanges. 13, and 14, is fitted friction tight within the flanged portion of thetobacco can,bein'g disposed f therein in a reverse manner, thatisitosay; Withi its flanged side directed oppositely to the flange combine with the lid tozform a housing for ,containing'the interfolded membersis further insured bythe reasonof the fact that th'e' plate; I' 2is downwardly'inclined alongthe base of'each of the lipsias best 'of the lid, said holder will wrappers. It will probably be-found most advantageous to make this housing of sheet metal,

" butgitis' possible that other rigid sheet ma-' terial may-be ,used to form at least a part thereof.

1. Incombination, a can cover made ,ofrigid sheet ,materiaLsaid cover having a ,bodyportion providediwith .:side consisting of -a plate having marginal flanges I projecting. toward i one face thereof, said :mar-,

, ginalflanges ,yfitting': friction-tight withinythe flanges of said cover; to formv ahousing between t said plateand the bodymortion ofsaid cover,

there, being a delivery packet of interfolded wrappers Within said'housing: positioned to be: withdrawn one by one throughsaid slot, and a retaining strip secured to said housing'member andoverlying the flanged side thereof .to' retain said wrappers in place.

*2. In combinatiomacan cover imade of rigid 1,998,749 p a o sheet material, said cover having a body portion flanges; a. housing member? 'sl'ot through said plate, a,

provided with side flanges, and a housing member consisting of a plate having marginal flanges projecting toward one face thereof, said marginal flanges fitting friction-tight within the flanges of said cover to form a housing between said plate and the body portion of said cover,

there being a delivery slot through said plate, the end portions of said flanges being cut away in order to render. them'more bendable. '3. In combination, aean, cover made of rigid sheet material, said'coverfhaving a body portion .provided with side flanges, a housing member consisting of a plate having marginal flanges, projecting toward one ginal flanges fittingfriction-tight within the face thereof, said marflanges'of said cover to form a housing between ,said plate 'andzthe body portion of said cover, there being a delivery opening through said plate, a retaining sheet having gummed opposite? edge portions whereby said sheet is adhered to said plate in a ,position' wherein the body portion of 'the sheetabridges the space between the flanges of said plate, and a packet of interfolded wrappers held in place by said sheet, said wrappers ;being .withdrawable 0ne-at a time through saidslot, the ,body portion of said sheet' being gummed on its outer side and caused to adhere to the lid rearwardly of the packet.

4. Ina; device of thekinddescribed; a hous- F =ingv includingtwo recessed inembersone of which 1 is telescoped intothe other with a friction-tight fit, one ofisaid' members beingfslotted toiprotaining sheet, within said housing, said sheet having gummed end portions which are, adhered to the slotted faceof said slotted member at oppositersides of the'slot thereof.

, ,EARNEST B. CROSLEY.

vide a wrapper-delivery opening,' a packet of wrappers within said-housing; for seriatim de- 5ilivery through said opening, anda packet-re-v 

